View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 35, from the sentence that starts, “I had so to speak only one leg…” through page 54, the sentence that starts “Yes, that struck me as less strange…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Molloy say elapsed between leaving home and seeing the moon at Lousse’s house?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

2. What did Lousse offer Molloy?
(a) Transportation to his mother.
(b) A place to live.
(c) Something to eat.
(d) Money.

3. Why does Molloy say you cannot mention everything in its proper place?
(a) You cannot speak things’ names correctly.
(b) Things keep moving.
(c) You would never be done.
(d) Things do not have proper places.

4. Who does Molloy say is responsible for him acting like a pig?
(a) His mother.
(b) His superiors.
(c) Himself.
(d) His fate.

5. How does Molloy characterize human nature, in discussing C’s travels through the landscape?
(a) Preternatural.
(b) At home everywhere.
(c) Unstable, fugitive.
(d) Alien.

Short Answer Questions

1. Considering his bad leg, what does Molloy say would have made him happier?

2. How does Molloy characterize his own appearance?

3. What does Molloy say he was afraid of, that caused him to answer the police’s questions blindly?

4. Where does Molloy say his dwelling is?

5. What does Molloy say he was afraid his mother always understood him to be saying with his knocks?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 242 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample